Gino Colaussi

Colaussi in 1938
Personal information
Full name	Luigi Colausig
Date of birth	(1914-03-04)4 March 1914
Place of birth	Gradisca d'Isonzo, Kingdom of Italy
Date of death	27 July 1991(1991-07-27) (aged 77)
Place of death	Trieste, Italy
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1930–1940	Triestina	248	(42)
1940–1942	Juventus	40	(7)
1942–1945	Vicenza	47	(23)
1945–1946	Triestina	23	(3)
1946–1948	Padova	45	(12)
1949–1950	Ternana	14	(2)
1950–1951	Tharros	?	(?)
1951–1952	Olbia	7	(1)
International career
1935–1940	Italy	26	(15)
Managerial career
1949–1950	Ternana
1950–1951	Tharros
1951–1953	Olbia
1959–1961	Alcamo
1963	Triestina
1967–1968	Alcamo
1969–1970	Latina
Medal record Men's Football Representing  Italy FIFA World Cup Winner 1938 France Central European International Cup Winner 1933–1935
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luigi Colausig (4 March 1914 – 27 July 1991), known as Gino Colaussi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒiːno kolaˈussi]), was an Italian footballer who played as a striker. He was the first player to score multiple goals in a World Cup final.

Colaussi was born in Gradisca d'Isonzo, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. He was a striker in Serie A for USC Triestina, Juventus and Vicenza, and also played in Serie B with Padova.

Colaussi represented the Italy national football team at the gold winning 1933–35 Central European International Cup & at the 1938 FIFA World Cup. He scored a goal in Italy's quarterfinal and semifinal victories, and two in the victorious final, contributing to his nation's second World Cup title with a total of four goals.^[1]

Colaussi died in Opicina, near Trieste.

Juventus

• Coppa Italia: 1941–42

Italy

• FIFA World Cup: 1938
• Central European International Cup: 1933–35